1. Give yourself a hug2. Call yourself “sweetie”3. Buy yourself some body butter (my favorite is Brazilian Mango Grapefruit by Pacifica)4. Laugh at your own jokes5. Make a promise to yourself and keep it6. Call yourself a “rock star” when you do7. Write “You are beautiful” on your bathroom mirror in lipstick8. Do something right now that makes you happy9. Make time to move your body even if it’s 10 minutes (then call yourself a rock star).10. Make yourself a “you are awesome” playlist11. Send yourself a thank you note12. Do something “frivolous”13. Admit that you are special14. Stop hanging out with that negative and judgmental “friend”15. Paint your fingernails16. Eat more greens17. Stretch18. Look yourself in the eyes and smile19. Let yourself suck at something so you can get better at it20. Go with the flow (you don’t have to control everything)21. Laugh22. Write down what you want. Everything. Then refuse to judge it.23. Put on your favorite dress and take yourself on a date24. Don’t make yourself do things you don’t like to do (especially if you’re good at it)25. Eat something yummy and (gasp) actually let yourself enjoy it

I’d love to change the title of this post to 100 Simple Ways to Be Kind to Yourself, so post your own tip below and I’ll enter you in a contest to win a tube of my favorite body butter by Pacifica!

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That’s my new thing this year. I read Dr. Neff’s book and it changed my life. I was a hard core self-flaggellator (still recovering), and I used to withhold necessities from myself. Now I use as much damn conditioner as I need and maybe a little extra. I get that massage after a crazy day because, yes. I need it. It will probably feel like indulging for a while until it becomes second nature to care for myself with kindness .

Stop and spend 5 minutes with yourself right now. Love on your little girl self, high five your right now self, listen to your older wise self. Just spend some time with you. You deserve your time and attention.